Determining the angle formed between the hypotenuses of two right triangles

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I have two right triangles with legs $Ax, Az, Bx, Bz$. I am trying to determine $\theta$, given $Ax, Az, Bx$, and $Bz$. Have been working on a solution but finding myself going in circles.

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If $A_x,A_z,B_x,B_z$ are given then $$\angle{ACB}=\arctan\dfrac{B_z}{B_x}$$ Similarly, $$\angle{ECD}=\arctan\dfrac{A_x}{A_z}$$ and $$\angle{ECD}=90^{\circ}$$ So,$$\theta=360^{\circ}-(90^{\circ}+\arctan\dfrac{B_z}{B_x}+\arctan\dfrac{A_x}{A_z})$$